Providing a safe, friendly and fun environment to play, spectate and support amateur rugby
Welcome To Harrogate Pythons RUFC
Harrogate Pythons RUFC’s are a Yorkshire Rugby Union Football Club fielding 2 teams (and an occasional Social/Vets XV). Our 1st XV plays in RFU Counties Yorkshire Division 1 and our 2nd XV in The YRFU Central North/West Merit Table.
We are an RFU Accredited Club promoting rugby participation across the community. We provide fellowship and involvement for players, supporters and sponsors alike.
Please browse our site and if you need more information, contact us here or get in touch with our committee directly.
Latest Match Reports
Pythons Make It 9 Wins On The Bounce . . .
Harrogate Pythons RUFC 1st XV 53 vs. Wibsey RUFC 0 Another bonus point win secures The Pythons second place in Yorkshire 3. Although second from bottom of the league, Wibsey’s last outing saw them thrash Knottingley 31-0 and 2 weeks before losing narrowly to...
Pythons Too Strong for Sheffield Medics
Sheffield Medicals RUFC 5 vs. Harrogate Pythons 1st XV 50 The Pythons kicked off at a cold Sheffield Medics with the wind behind them and were very quickly on the offensive. With strong drives from Steve Lennox and Nathan Wake a penalty on the home teams 10 metre...
Spirit in Abundance Despite Not Getting The Result
Harrogate Pythons RUFC 2nd XV vs. Selby RUFC 2nd XV A spirited performance by Pirates (Pythons 2nd XV) went unrewarded against a strong Selby 2nd XV, but the whole squad should be proud of the performance on the day! Thanks go to Simon Womersley for his excellent...
THE COACHING TEAM
PYTHONS 1st XV
PYTHONS 2nd XV
VETS & SOCIAL RUGBY
COMMITTEE
PLAYING SQUAD
Latest Club News
Harrogate Pythons RUFC on the International Rugby Stage!
The recent Autumn Nations Cup saw the welcome return of International Rugby to our screens, although both the players on the pitch and the viewers at home were accompanied with pre-recorded crowd noise only . . . However at Twickenham in the absence of the usual...
Ground Update – Idle Hands? Not at Pythons!
Despite the continued restrictions on 'all things normal', the Pythons family have certainly not sat back on their laurels with several projects undertaken at The Jim Saynor Ground during recent months, all instigated and executed (socially distanced etc.) by many...
Guess What . . . We’ve some Rugby on the Horizon!
Pre-season friendly - Saturday 16th January 2021 from 12:00am at Ripon RUFC. Ripon 2nd XV vs. Pythons 2nd XV 14:00 Kick Off. Ripon 1st XV vs. Pythons 1st XV 16:00 Kick Off. Following RFU guidelines, we've secured a double header fixture with our North Yorkshire tier...